You may desire, but be prepared for any eventuality. Make effort, but do not be lost in the result. Accept with equanimity whatever happens. For pleasure and pain are mere mental modes. They have no relation to the objective realities.
Ramana Maharishi (Talk 614, Talks with Ramana Maharishi)
Tag: Pleasure
Each pleasure is wrapped in pain. You soon discover that you cannot have one without the other. Real happiness is not vulnerable, because it does not depend on circumstances .Real happiness flows from within.
Nisargadatta Maharaj
The individual ‘I’ exists for as long as there is desire for pleasure.
– Maharamayana
You can’t prevent time passing When something has…
You can’t prevent time passing. When something has passed, why do thoughts still loiter?
Ryokan
Enduring difficulty for a meaningful purpose is a…
Enduring difficulty for a meaningful purpose is a sublime pleasure.
Radhanath Swami